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SIA and Tigerair waiving fees for customers changing flights to and fro Jakarta

January 14, 2016, 8:33 pm
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As per usual in response to life-risking events in other countries, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has offered to waive re-booking fees for their customers who are holding flight tickets to and fro Jakarta. 

This comes after the deadly attacks in Central Jakarta yesterday, where several bombings and gunfights rocked the city in an Islamic State terror plot. 

According to SIA, the waiver is only valid for tickets issued on or before Jan 14, 2016 for travel to or from Jakarta up to Jan 20, 2016. Rebooking should commence by the end of this month. 

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6 types of items you should be buying on Carousell to save money

January 14, 2016, 9:27 pm
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This article was first published on DollarsAndSense.sg

Carousell, a beautiful invention that helps to waste fill up our time after we are done scrolling with Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For those who do not know Carousell, it is basically a mobile app for users to buy and sell second-hand items.

Today, we will explore some items that are worth buying (or selling) for buyers and sellers on Carousell. These are items you can also look out for on other second hand markets as well.

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More property agents quitting the industry

January 14, 2016, 10:28 pm
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This article was first published on PropertyGuru

The Council for Estate Agencies’ (CEA) October-to-December licence renewal period saw several property agencies lose many of their real estate agents, reported The Business Times.

In fact, 22 of Singapore’s 30 biggest agencies are now left with fewer agents than last month, with HSR International and ECG Property registering the biggest drop in percentage terms.

The CEA’s aggregated statistics on the number of salespersons and agencies will be released later this month or in early-February.

Meanwhile, ERA Realty and PropNex Realty are still the two biggest agencies even after their agent numbers dropped by 6.6 percent and 8.9 percent to 5,947 and 5,506 agents respectively.

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Singapore's cat feeder conundrum: To feed or not to feed?

January 14, 2016, 11:40 pm
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Michelle Wee started feeding cats 20 years ago, after she saw one abused. It takes Michelle, a former office administrator now retired, six hours a day in three different shifts to feed 30 cats in three different parts of Redhill.

Michelle might just fit the stereotype of a Singaporean cat feeder: a slightly eccentric, single, middle-aged woman. She beckons her cats in the car park of Delta Sports Complex with a series of shrill miaow calls, and is not shy of approaching passers-by to ask them for money for cat food.

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Permanent resident fined for trying to get tourist to obtain GST refund for his luxury watch

January 15, 2016, 12:36 am
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A permanent resident here tried to get a tourist to claim a Goods and Services Tax (GST) refund of a luxury watch but immediately got his plan backfired. 

Instead of getting a hefty $2,911.21 refund, Zheng Da Fei had to fork out $4,500 in fines for attempting to make false declarations and abuse the tourist refund scheme, Channel NewsAsia reports.

In May 2014, Zheng approached a Chinese tourist at Changi Airport, asking him to claim a GST refund for a $44,500 luxury watch purchased by his wife. As he was a permanent resident, he was not eligible for the refund. 

Zheng was promptly arrested by Singapore Customs officers at the airport, and he could was almost given the maximum fine of $5,000. 

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All Bowie, all night at Butchers Club Burger tomorrow; 10% of sales go to cancer research

January 15, 2016, 1:05 am
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David Bowie himself would have approved of this — a Saturday evening spent with friends and family, belting out his hits, while also raising money for a cause. 

The folks behind the tantalising burgers of Butchers Club Burger Singapore are putting on a celebration of the wondrous life of the late great David Bowie tomorrow, and all are welcome. As the beloved Starman left his earthly vessel for the cosmos due to cancer, it's good to know that 10 percent of all sales at the restaurant tomorrow will be donated to the National Cancer Centre Research Fund. 

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Kayak.sg lists down the top 6 cities to visit over the long weekends this year

January 15, 2016, 1:55 am
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With the digits '2016' now firmly engrained in our minds every time we have to write/type down the date, we've pretty much come to accept we've got a another whole year ahead of us. Sigh.

No matter — we always have long weekends to help count down the days. As travel search engine Kayak.sg put it, a new year calls for new adventures. As such, they've conveniently listed down their top six recommended travel destinations around the region for your much-needed long weekend getaways.

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Resorts World Sentosa manages to rope in Ip Man as brand ambassador

January 15, 2016, 2:26 am
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Hot on the heels of unleashing his latest Wing Chun vehicle Ip Man 3 as well as getting casted as the Star Wars spin off due this December — Rogue One— Donnie Yen is most definitely hot property. 

Which is probably why Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) were very pleased to clinch the Hong Kong celebrity as well as his model wife Cecilia Wang as their new brand ambassadors. 

In a press event this morning, Yen expressed his excitement over his involvement in RWS' latest campaign, nothing that he was "deeply impressed" by the integrated resort, TODAY reports. 

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National Pokémon master jailed for sex with minor

January 15, 2016, 9:22 pm
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Gotta catch 'em all, these perverts. A Singaporean who represented the country in last year's Wold Pokémon Championship in Boston will be facing 11-months in jail (Steel type) for having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl. 

25-year-old Pokémon champion Xavier Chua Cheng Hao pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual penetration of a minor, The Straits Times reports. 

The two met in late 2012 at a regional Pokémon trading card competition and kept in touch afterwards on Facebook. The girl was enamoured of him but Chua rejected her (and rightly so) because of their age gap. 

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Elderly driver left in hospital after traffic accident flips over his car

January 17, 2016, 5:33 pm
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An elderly motorist faced a Sunday morning shocker yesterday when the green Chevrolet he was driving flipped over during an accident. 

Though unclear how the accident occured, the collision near the junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Barley Road involved another car, The Straits Times reports. 

Police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were alerted to the incident after 9.36am. The 77-year-old motorist from the flipped vehicle was sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital in stable condition. 

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Two victims of Jakarta bombings flown in to Singapore for treatment

January 17, 2016, 6:23 pm
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A total of 26 people were injured in the bombings in Jakarta last week, and two of them are currently receiving treatment in Singapore. 

TODAY reports that 44-year-old Algerian Marek and 52-year-old Dutch citizen Yohanes Antonius Maria were certified by hospitals to be stable enough to fly. The Dutchman has since been transferred to a Singapore hospital on Saturday from Gatot Subroto army hospital in Jakarta, while Marek arrived here yesterday afternoon. 

According to the head of police health and medical department Colonel Musyafak, they were found to be in stable condition. Their wounds were sustained from bomb shrapnels when they were inside the Starbucks cafe which was one of the first sites hit by explosions. 

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HDB unit set ablaze after man leaves fan switched on for his dogs

January 17, 2016, 7:11 pm
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The intention was well-meaning, but unfortunately it lead to a something far more devastating. 

A man had left the fan in his home switched on last Saturday so that his two pet dogs could stay chill in his three-room HDB flat in Queenstown. 

The unit ended up in flames, The Straits Times reports.

20 residents from nearby units of Block 169 along Stirling Road had to be evacuated that evening. The fire was first detected when a neighbour smelled a strong burning scent, and discovered smoke wafting out from his flat. 

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Video: Migrant workers react to bigoted online comments made by Singaporeans

January 17, 2016, 7:49 pm
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Be prepared to get totes emosh. Since millennials and the like get off on seeing reaction videos (here's why they're fucking terrible), here's one that actually has meaning and is worth the watch. 

As a campaign that collects and shares stories of low-wage migrant workers here, Familiar Strangers have been operating much like the Humans of New York and Humans of Singapore, and generally raising awareness on their little-known personal lives. 

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SDP chief Dr Chee Soon Juan warns about Singapore's imminent crisis in new HuffPo piece

January 17, 2016, 9:14 pm
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The Singapore Democratic Party suffered a devastating blow in the last General Election, despite massive popularity garnered by the return of party chief Dr Chee Soon Juan.

His return to the political arena wasn't just a simple one — the charismatic orator proved to be well-loved among the online masses, and thousands upon thousands attended his rallies to see him speak. Thus it was a great shame to the party when the results arrived — they amassed less than 35% of the votes in every constituency they fought in. 

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StarHub and Singtel partner up with Netflix to offer deals to customers

January 17, 2016, 10:36 pm
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The coming of Netflix should very well strike fear in the hearts of Singtel and Starhub, who may lose their market to the increasing amount of Singaporeans who tuning out from traditional TV subscriptions.

All the more they're hopping on the Netflix bandwagon right now. Two of the country's biggest telecommunications company are choosing to keep their new, hip frenemy close as they try to figure out a way to maintain their relevance in the face of a cord-cutting era. 

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SBS, SMRT bus services affected this weekend for Thaipusam procession

January 17, 2016, 11:14 pm
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Expect some delays in your bus commuting this weekend — the Thaipusam processions will see closures across various roads in town.

Twenty-three bus services — 7, 14, 16, 21, 23, 36, 64, 65, 66, 111, 123, 124, 125, 130, 131, 139, 141, 143, 147, 162M, 166, 174 and 175 — will see their routes affected, skipping 10 whole bus stops from Saturday (9pm) till next Monday (3am). 

On SMRT's side of things, only service number 857 will be affected along the following roads.

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MDA and IDA to merge into one giant media authority

January 18, 2016, 12:05 am
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Technologies are constantly changing, and so the country's infocomm and media authorities have to change with it. 

The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) and the Media Development Authority (MDA) will soon merge into one giant faceless entity — the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA). 

The restructuring will take place in April, said Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim, who noted that the convergence of infocomm and media sectors has accelerated in recent years. 

"It has brought up considerations to merge the infocomm and media’s development and regulatory functions from time to time," he wrote in a Facebook post. "Thus far, we have managed the coming together of the sectors through closer collaborations between IDA and MDA."

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Man who allegedly assaulted MSF officer revealed to have history of schizophrenia

January 18, 2016, 12:49 am
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The man allegedly behind the assault on the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) officer last year may well have a condition that should explain his behaviour. 

56-year-old Tan Seng Choon was accused of slapping and punching the female officer several times during an interview at the MSF's Social Service Office as part of his application for financial assistance. 

In court however, Channel NewsAsia reports that Choon has a "long history of schizophrenia" and had been warded for nine days at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) to stabilise his condition. 

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ULTRA Singapore officially confirmed to make landfall this September

January 18, 2016, 1:28 am
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After a successful trial with last year's Road to ULTRA Singapore, one of the world's biggest EDM music festivals ULTRA is confirmed to make it's full-fledged debut this coming September.

ULTRA Worldwide has officially launched ULTRA Singapore, promising two days of unmitigated dance music frolicking. Where last year's one was a one-stage, indoor experience (with the likes of dubstep icon Skrillex and house maestro Alesso no less), ULTRA Singapore will feature an "all-encompassing, outdoor, three-stage extravaganza". AKA, it's gonna be a lot bigger, brighter and party-er this Sept 10 and 11. 

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Jailed: Filipino maid who stole nearly $400k worth of jewellery from employer

January 18, 2016, 6:39 pm
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A severe gambling habit proved to be the undoing of a Filipino domestic worker here, who stole massive amounts of cash and jewellery from her employer only to waste it all away at casinos. 

48-year-old Mary Jane Importante Escalona pleaded guilty to 12 counts of theft as a servant, The Straits Times reports. Items she stole included diamond rings, gold stone rings and earrings, with values ranging from US$3,000 to US$100,000. 

The stolen items would then be pawned on the same day before she gambled the money away in casinos at Resorts World Sentosa and Marina Bay Sands. 

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